Category Archives: Balblair

Balblair 18, 1990-2008, Hogshead 160, 58.7% – Riegger’s Selection

Posted on 29 June 2021 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Normally I would start a post like this with something like “I quite like Balblair”, but I’m not sure if that is a relevant statement anymore. I visited the distillery in 2013, and loved it. I also really like their … Continue reading →

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Balblair 15, 46%

Posted on 28 September 2020 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

A short title if there ever was one. No weird cask mentions and no bottler. Just, the regular edition. I don’t have too many of these regular ones. Especially not Balblair since that is somehow pretty hard to get in … Continue reading →

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Balblair 1999-2017, 3rd release, 46%

Posted on 26 May 2019 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Recently Balblair have switched to using age statements instead of vintages. I can understand the marketing effectiveness of it, since vintages don’t really mean anything unless you also clearly state when something was bottled. This one, however, was bottled in … Continue reading →

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Balblair 2002-2015, 55.1% – Handfilled at the distillery

Posted on 28 April 2019 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Handfilled at the distillery, unfortunately not by myself. Balblair is a bit of a strange brand, from a Dutch perspective. The brand is known, but quite rare to see on the shelf of a regular bottle shop. Even most of … Continue reading →

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Balblair 1996-2018, 54.4% – OB for La Maison du Whisky

Posted on 14 August 2018 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

I love Balblair. I liked them before, but ever since I visited them in 2013, I really loved them. However, I somehow barely ever buy a bottle. Some, but not a lot. Which I tried to remedy a little bit … Continue reading →

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A few bottlings from yonder years

Posted on 14 September 2017 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Occasionally I get the chance to try some whiskies from a long time ago, back when I was wee. Sometimes I create these occasions for myself by buying a sample or a dusty bottle in a shop or an auction. … Continue reading →

Posted in Balblair, Dalwhinnie, Glenfiddich, Knockando, Longmorn | Tagged 1976, Balblair, Dalwhinnie, Glenfiddich, Highlands, Knockando, Longmorn, Speyside | Leave a comment

A lot of new bottle shares, and some old ones

Posted on 12 April 2016 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

A few months ago I wrote a short overview of bottle-shares that were still available then. Most of those have sold now except the Willett one. Can’t really blame people for not knowing this rather awesome distillery. What also doesn’t … Continue reading →

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Blind Tasting Competition 11: Balblair 23, 1990-2013, 46%

Posted on 17 December 2014 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Well this sucks. I had the entire post lined up yesterday. WordPress usually saves everything you do, resulting in way too many fake drafts and this time it just decided to not do that. So I lost my post, and … Continue reading →

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